Legal Opinion
Wang v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 2, 2009No. 07-61008PublishedCited by 238 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNES, Circuit Judge:
Yanfen Wang 1 appeals the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming the decision of an Immigration Judge (IJ) to deny Wang’s request for asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). For the reasons set forth below, we DENY the petition for review.
I. Factual Background
Wang is a native and citizen of the People’s Republic of China. She was admitted to the United States in September 2004 as a non-immigrant, under a false identity, with authorization to remain in the United States for a temporary period not to…
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